Carbon Free Girl - A Race Car Driver's Journey to Be Carbon Neutral

Music by Jack Johnson

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Who is Carbon Free Girl?

Leilani Münter is Carbon Free Girl and this is her story -- the story of a vegetarian hippie chick race car driver's journey to be carbon neutral; a diary of her lifetime project of sorting through the facts & fiction about alternative fuels, organic food, clean energy, green buildings, solar power, wind farms, composters, recycling, politics & more all while she makes a living driving a race car at 200 mph. It's not always easy being green but Leilani hopes that by sharing her story, she will make your journey a little easier...

Carbon Free Girl's Mission

The mission of Leilani's Eco Dream Team is to send powerful messages to the number one spectator sport in America, calling to action 100 million race fans in the US to make a difference by spreading environmental awareness about sustainable living alternatives, clean energy, alternative fuel vehicles, and environmental legislation. Additionally, Leilani hopes her efforts will encourage racing sanctioning bodies to increase their environmental initiatives with expanded recycling programs and the use of alternative fuels.

A Message from Carbon Free Girl

Hi everyone! Thanks for visiting my eco site! This is where I will blog about the latest eco news and document the changes -- small and large -- that I am making to my life to reduce my carbon footprint. I have also added some educational pages where you can find out more about sustainable living. Don't forget...

Life is short. Race hard. Live Green.

Carbon Free Girl in the News | Eco Related Articles on Leilani

Mountain Xpress | The Green Scene
Reader's Digest | America's Best Green Speed Demon
Grist | Leilani Named #1 BadAss Green by Grist.org
PR | Leilani Drinks Her Hydrogen Fuel Cell Exhaust
ABG | Viking Rally Rolls Out with Royalty & Race Drivers
PR | Leilani Named First Ambassador of NWF
PR | Leilani Speaking at Powershift with Darryl Hannah
PR | Leilani Beats Stephen Colbert to the Punch!
PR | Eco Racer Münter Brings Her Mission to Los Angeles
Ecorazzi | Can Leilani Help NASCAR Go Green?
NPR Interview | Driver Wants NASCAR to Go Green
Interview | Leilani Chats with Sustainable Brands
Carbon Free Cover Girl | Leilani on HI's Midweek Cover
PR | Look for Leilani in Glamour's April Eco Issue
Leilani on Huffington Post | My Race to Save the Planet
WS Journal | Münter's Eco Dream for NASCAR
ESPN Magazine: | Green Means Go
News Archives | More Carbon Free Girl News...

A little nugget of reality from the Coen Brothers!

February 26, 2009

our oceans are beautiful - and full of trash

January 3, 2009

That's it plastic, this is war!

We currently consume between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags globally every year. That's one million plastic bags every minute. It takes between 60 -120 million barrels of oil to make those bags and these bags can take decades to break down. With only 1% of these bags being recycled, plastic bags have become an environmental disaster.

According to a report from Greenpeace, scientists found that 80 percent of the oceans' litter originated on land. This litter is dangerous for sea life. Sea turtles mistake clear plastic bags for jellyfish. Birds swallow indigestible shards of plastic. Scientists estimate that every year at least a million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles die when they entangle themselves in debris or ingest it.

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